12 KING'S GARDENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02106225 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,218

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£644£1k£2k£3k£3kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-242024-06-24
Total assets£3.2k£3.1k
Current assets£2.4k£1.4k
Net assets£3.2k£3.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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  2. 2025-03-12
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  3. 2024-08-13
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  4. 2024-07-19
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-07-09
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    CAIRNS, Richard James appointed
    director
  6. 2024-06-30
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    FOREMAN, Carolyn Margaret resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2022-09-26
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  9. 2021-08-19
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  10. 2020-09-12
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  11. 2019-08-13
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  12. 2018-08-29
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  13. 2017-09-13
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  14. 2017-01-24
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  15. 2016-09-29
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  16. 2015-09-18
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  17. 2015-06-16
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  18. 2014-01-03
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    HADFIELD, Julian William Mathew resigned
    director
  19. 2013-05-28
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    FOREMAN, David Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-14
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    HOBDENS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-07-14
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    TASKER, Rita Ann resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-05-18
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    CLINCH, Peter Ian resigned
    director
  23. 2010-02-17
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    CLINCH, Peter Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2009-08-21
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    MITCHELL, Betty Annie resigned
    director
  25. 2007-08-27
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    TIDMAN, Duncan Philip resigned
    director
  26. 2007-08-24
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    FOREMAN, Carolyn Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2006-08-05
    ➕
    HADFIELD, Julian William Mathew appointed
    director
  28. 2006-07-07
    ➕
    TASKER, Rita Ann appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-07-02
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    PEATY, Michael Frederick resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-07-02
    ➖
    PEATY, Michael Frederick resigned
    director
  31. 2002-07-01
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    EATON, Pauline Mary resigned
    director
  32. 2002-06-05
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    MITCHELL, Betty Annie appointed
    director
  33. 1999-05-08
    ➕
    EATON, Pauline Mary appointed
    director
  34. 1998-10-03
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    EARNSHAW, Mark Edward resigned
    director
  35. 1998-10-03
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    TIDMAN, Duncan Philip appointed
    director
  36. 1997-08-30
    ➕
    EARNSHAW, Mark Edward appointed
    director
  37. 1997-08-30
    ➖
    WEBB, Martin Jonathan resigned
    director
  38. 1996-08-13
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    LLOYD, Ruth Emma Cecelia, Lady Lloyd Of Hampstead resigned
    director
  39. 1996-08-13
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    WEBB, Martin Jonathan appointed
    director
  40. 1993-02-02
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    LLOYD, Ruth Emma Cecelia, Lady Lloyd Of Hampstead appointed
    director
  41. 1992-12-31
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    LLOYD, Dennis, Lord Lloyd Of Hampstead resigned
    director
  42. 1987-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 12 KING'S GARDENS LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

41b Beach Road
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN17 5JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last made up to: 2025-06-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

HOBDENS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAIRNS, Richard James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOREMAN, David Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEATY, Michael Frederick→
secretary · resigned 2006-07-02
Resigned
TASKER, Rita Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-07 · resigned 2012-07-14
Resigned
CLINCH, Peter Ian→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-02-17 · resigned 2012-05-18
Resigned
EARNSHAW, Mark Edward→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-08-30 · resigned 1998-10-03
Resigned
EATON, Pauline Mary→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-05-08 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
FOREMAN, Carolyn Margaret→
director · ~79y · appointed 2007-08-24 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned
HADFIELD, Julian William Mathew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-05 · resigned 2014-01-03
Resigned
LLOYD, Dennis, Lord Lloyd Of Hampstead→
director · ~111y · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
LLOYD, Ruth Emma Cecelia, Lady Lloyd Of Hampstead→
director · ~105y · appointed 1993-02-02 · resigned 1996-08-13
Resigned
MITCHELL, Betty Annie→
director · ~99y · appointed 2002-06-05 · resigned 2009-08-21
Resigned
PEATY, Michael Frederick→
director · ~84y · resigned 2006-07-02
Resigned
TIDMAN, Duncan Philip→
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-10-03 · resigned 2007-08-27
Resigned
WEBB, Martin Jonathan→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-08-13 · resigned 1997-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
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accounts · AA
2021-08-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-11